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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1599998, member: 112"]Yes, I have, twice. As long as the dealer is well known and respected, and with most of them we can tell you if they are or not, there is nothing to worry about or be nervous about. I shipped over $50k worth to a guy once, never had a problem. You have received a lot of good advice already. And what you have already been told about what exactly your collection contains is the key part to determining which method you should attempt to follow. Coupled with what you can actually do or not do of course. For example, not everybody can take good coin pics. Or, not everybody can afford to wait or put in the time necessary to sell 500 coins or more 1 or 2 at a time on ebay. Selling that many could take 2 years. And if you want to try and do it yourself and don't already have a good reputation as a seller - don't even bother trying. And again depending what you have, contrary to what some have said, an auction house may be your best bet. But that too could take some time, maybe 6 months of more. But if your collection is not worth at least $5000, they won't even take it. But if it worth at least $50,000, they will come right to your house and examine the collection before making you an offer, or arranging to put it in one of their auctions. As for any bullion coins - gold, silver, or platinum, you may as well just sell all of them to a local shop. Same thing goes for most modern commems, other modern mint products, and most coins minted after 1965. Unless they are graded pretty high, at least 67, or better, in other words, they won't bring much no matter how you sell them. And a lot of 67s won't bring much either. Honestly, for most collectors (the average collector if you will), your best bet is to just sell the whole collection at one time, minus bullion stuff, to a dealer and be done with it. Because it is simply not worth all the time and effort it takes to sell it in other ways.[/QUOTE]

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